AN OIL RECOVERY SYSTEM UTILIZING POLYURETHANE FOAM--A FEASIBILITY STUDY

The Environmental Protection agency has released a report on the successful use of polyurethane foam as a sorbent for spilled oil. The report says the system tested, developed and evaluated for EPA by the Shell Development Co. under a $133,000 contract, can recover all types of spilled oil from water surfaces under a wide variety of conditions. An oil recovery rate up to 9,000 gallons per hour was achieved.

• Corporate Authors:

  Marine Technology Society

  5565 Sterrett Place, Suite 108
  Columbia, MD  United States  21044
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Foams; Oil sorbents; Oil spill cleanup
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil removal systems
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071892
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Marine Technology Society
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1974 12:00AM